Thursday, October 30, 2014

Happy Halloween! Get out those tooth brushes and dental floss, the flood of sugary snacks is soon to commence.

Well folks, this will be my last creation for Really Reasonable Ribbon and I have loved every second of it. Time to move on and get crafty somewhere new.

I have decided to revisit a favorite stamp and some of my all time favorite ribbons. I very rarely create holiday specific cards but I thought just one more wouldn't hurt. I love these two ribbons. The orange and green are a perfect wrap up of Fall colors. Paired with cute designer paper and a few layers, they make the whole card come together.Ribbon Recipe: Satin with Grosgrain Edge Moss and Satin with Grosgrain EdgeTangerine
I love the thicker texture of these ribbons, it makes it easier to create bows and it stays put.

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Hi friends, it's Linsey and today is my final post here on the RRR blog and I want to express how much I have enjoyed being a part of the design team over the past 6 months. Thank you to Bonnie, my fellow designers and all the wonderful RRR fans for enriching my creative journey--it's been my great pleasure and honor working with you and sharing with you and I will miss it very much. My final project is all about Halloween and my favorite part of Halloween--the candy! I whipped up this sweet little ensemble below with some super cute paper and embellishments from Doodlebug Designs "Ghouls & Goodies" collection and ribbon from the Haunted Halloween Assortment/September ribbon club assortment. Hope you enjoy it!

Are you in the RRR Monthly Ribbon Club yet? If not, you really are missing out. It's only $9 per month and each ribbon assortment is filled with a fabulous array of 7-9 different ribbons varying in theme and averaging 14-16 yards of ribbon total. This is a phenomenal value and a perfect gift idea for the upcoming holiday season!

Thank you so much for stopping by and making my last post as an RRR designer a wonderful and memorable one! I hope to see you all out in crafty blog land!

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Hello RRR friends and followers. Jenn here from Jax Bean Stalks. How you are all doing good. Can you believe that the end of October is in just a few days? Where has the time gone. I better get to Christmas shopping! LOL!!!

On my project today, I used Really Reasonable Ribbon's 1.5" Black Netting and Chevron Striped Twill Black. I tied the black netting into a multi-loop bow. Then I cut the loops in order to make them stick out. I added the Chevron Striped Twill in Black on top with a little dot of clear adhesive. Scroll down to check out the Spectrum Noir Markers I used to color this cute image.

Monday, October 27, 2014

Hi Everyone.. today I have another Christmas idea to get started before the holidays are upon us using the October Ribbon Club Assortment and a few other beautiful ribbons that I have from RRR. This month the assortment is jam packed full of gorgeous ribbons to use and I had a hard time deciding what to use on it :) So I did a few of the ornaments to share with all of you today.

This is another fun chipboard product that I found and it was soooo easy to cover with papers and the ribbons on the sides to finish them. Each is something different and this would be a great project to use up some of the things you have saved in your stash and then you can hang them on the tree each year and enjoy them instead of being tucked away...

This is my favorite and I used a premade Santa and then cut circles and a fancy lacy circle to back the chipboard ornament. The ribbon on the front is from the RRR club assortment and on the sides.

For this one I used some snowflake papers for the theme and then cut a big snowflake from a Spellbinder die to put on the front. And of course lots of pretty red snowflake ribbon and the white organza dot ribbon with dots that look like snow. This was super quick and easy to do.

And lastly I decorated this one with some pretty red snowflake papers and added poinsettias that I made and added gold to the edges so that they would match the metallic gold thread. Guess I am going to be needing to go back to get more of these to make for gifts... It's really fun :)

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Today is a sad day, as its my LAST post with Really Reasonable Ribbon! I will truly miss designing with Bonnie and the team, but have to say, I have been truly blessed to be part of this amazing design team for so long! Bonnie carries the most amazing ribbons, laces, trims, and seam binding out there, and I have been lucky enough to work with most of them! Love working with all the beautiful ribbons and goodies, and want to say a BIG THANK YOU to Bonnie for having me as part of her wonderful design team for so long. I have enjoyed every term, and all the friendships I have made along the way!!! Thank you again Bonnie!! I will MISS you all, but I will be visiting and keep in touch with you all too!! Can't wait to see all the new amazing projects that this term brings! Congratulations to the new Ladies, you will truly LOVE this Design Team, as it's amazing, and Bonnie is the BEST!!!!! She is an amazing lady, and team coordinator :) Hugs to you Bonnie!!!

Ok now on to my project for today!

Today's Post is a Gift Card holder!

So first I cut out the CottageCutz Gift Card Holder using some pretty design paper, and then distressed it. Next I added Really Reasonable Ribbon Chloe Crocheted Lace, and then a piece of a white doily that I distressed. Then I cut out the Birthday Wishes Doily in pink, and distressed it as well. I only used a part of it, as I wanted it as the background for the flap of my Gift Card Holder. The CottageCutz Fancy Present and Tag Topper are both distressed as well, and then I added some Viva Pearl dots to both of them.

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Well hello there Paper Peeps! It's almost that time to get your spook on!!! Of course I am excited because it's one of my favorite holidays!!! And not just for the candy....okay I do like the candy lol. I created this card with a fun little digital image I whipped up and layered it over some great Graphic 45 papers and my absolute fave Swiss Dots on Black Satin Ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

Isn't that the cutest little witch ever???? And that little cat is just too sassy!!!

Loving this poofy bow!!!! I topped it off with a double layer of festive buttons : )

Okay Peeps that's all for me.....wishing you all a happy and productive day with lot's of time to be creative : ) Ginny from Polly's Paper

I tied my ribbons together using my Zutter Bow-it-All tool. That tool makes it so easy to tie together two different ribbons into one fabby bow! I don't think I could have done this without using it. I topped it with a little Christmas Baker's Twine and some rusty jingle bells. And yes, they really jingle!

This wooden button was begging for a little bit of ribbon in the center, so I answered it's plea with this cute little square knot bow. It made that button really stand out!

Lots of layers, lots of stitching, a couple of cute paper clips, and this vintage Christmas card is ready for Santa's sleigh.

The inside is finished simply with a stamped and embossed sentiment.

So, how about you? Have you started your Christmas cards yet, or do you wait until the last minute? We are definitely in the countdown stage here with less than 10 weeks to go until the big event! Better stock up on Christmas ribbon and get your craft on, friends!
Thanks for stopping by!

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Hello there...today is my turn over at RRR. I have been obsessed lately with junk bows. Have you seen them? Do a search for them and they are all over! Such a wonderful way to use up those little snippets of ribbons you have laying around. We all know as ribbon lovers it is so hard to throw any snippets away! Some people use every kinda texture imaginable when making these fun bows.....paper, fabric scrap, tinsel, and of course ribbon. As you can see in the first photo....I stayed pretty simple. I gathered up my ribbons - including 1.5 inch red gingham,natural burlap with wire edge,mini pom pom in red,betsy white crochet lace, and tulle. I like to use at least one wired ribbon because it helps add stability to the bow. After you pick your ribbons, snip the ends to give a decorative edge. From there you simply gather them all up and using your finger and pinch the middle to flair the ends out. Using your tulle wrap it around the middle and tie really tight.....that will help really poof up your bow.

As you can see I decided to use my first junk bow on a retro Christmas card...which I gave a few step x steps on as well. I added some red seam binding and greenery to my junk bow. I was having so much fun I ended up making two bows....I used the other on the cute polka dot bag. These types of bows really lend themselves well to shabby or kitschy looking creations I think. I love them....and plan on making more. That is it for me! Hope you enjoy! hugs, cherry

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

First I want to thank our retiring design team members. We will miss them. Cheryl, Linsey and Carolyn will be leaving us at the end of October. They did a fantastic job and gave us tons of great ideas and inspiration. I encourage you all to visit their blogs and become a follower so you can continue to be inspired by their fantastic work.

I also want to thank everyone who applied for our new design team positions. There were so many awesome entries that it was very hard to select just a couple new people. You'll find some familiar faces below and several brand new ones too.

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Hi ya peeps, today I am wishing Halloween was over and done with. How many times can you walk pass the stash of candy that is waiting for trick or treaters and not eat anything?

I took out some pink paper and got crafty with my dies and noticed that I have the PERFECT ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon to match the paper! This doesn't happen often and I just went with it....

I have used this ribbon a lot when creating my cards, I LOVE it and it comes in a wide variety of colors. It has a little bit of shimmer, a little wrinkled texture and it is pretty easy to work with. A perfect finish to a sweet bird card for a family friend.

Monday, October 20, 2014

This is the second post of the day. Be sure to scroll down to see the beautiful project that Linsey has made for us today.

Thank you so much for hopping along with us this month on the Really Reasonable Ribbon and Heartfelt Creations Blog Hop. We had so much fun and we hope you did too!! I hope you were inspired by all the fantastic projects the the design team girls made.

The winner will have 48 hours to contact me by clicking on the contact button at the top of the blog and sending me your full name and shipping address.Our winner was selected from the comments left on design team member Ginny's blog post for the RRR/HC blog hop:

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